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he told them to hold back until boehner had his chance, until the boehner bill came to the floor. that is all history now. the american people want us to move forward and come up with a our partisan approach that does not have thus relive this scene that we have seen for the past week over and over and over again like the old groundhog day movie. we want to get this done in a way so that we can have the economy move forward with certainty, that we have a debt ceiling extension, and we're not one to jeopardize it, which was the problem of self-imposed political problems and wounds that can be avoided. it is a shame. we waited all day. this morning senator reid went up to senator mcconnell on the floor and said, let's talk. let's work this out. nothing, nothing all day long. not a word. later at the end of the day, a call from senator mcconnell who said he is not going to negotiate with you. that is unfortunate. american people deserve better. let me say one last think if senator mcconnell couldst give us the same voting standard in the senate that was given to a senator -- speaker
he told them to hold back until boehner had his chance, until the boehner bill came to the floor. that is all history now. the american people want us to move forward and come up with a our partisan approach that does not have thus relive this scene that we have seen for the past week over and over and over again like the old groundhog day movie. we want to get this done in a way so that we can have the economy move forward with certainty, that we have a debt ceiling extension, and we're not...
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leader of boehner. we're still waiting for leader mcconnell and speaker boehner to move a little bit in our direction. >> just a couple of questions. we have a long night tomorrow. [inaudible] he did not add any triggers. -- you cannot add any real triggers. >> we have a closet full of treasures that people have suggested, literal, dozens of them. even though they are good ideas, we were sitting and talking to jack lew, and rob neighbors, such a good person. we talked for an hour about different triggers. i came to the conclusion we were negotiating with ourselves. we cannot get to -- we can i get the republicans to agree to any triggers. the american people know this because they say, we're not going to have cuts to more programs and more programs without more revenue. that is a line that we have drawn in the sand and we're going to stick to it. i spoke a couple of times the leader pelosi. she agrees with me 100%. >> the house is passed two plans are now. what is the contingency plan that this does not
leader of boehner. we're still waiting for leader mcconnell and speaker boehner to move a little bit in our direction. >> just a couple of questions. we have a long night tomorrow. [inaudible] he did not add any triggers. -- you cannot add any real triggers. >> we have a closet full of treasures that people have suggested, literal, dozens of them. even though they are good ideas, we were sitting and talking to jack lew, and rob neighbors, such a good person. we talked for an hour...
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this morning, speaker boehner said the following. the house did not take up the tax bill last night because we did not have the votes to pass it. it is not the outcome of wanted. the was the will of the house. that is what speaker banner said from this podium this morning. what we are doing today is calling upon the speaker to put something on the floor of the house that can pass the house. it should be a bipartisan bill, onto the floor of the house, and let the house worked its will. the house has said no to speaker boehner's plan b. it is time to say yes to a balanced, compromised bill. at the very least, the speaker should take up the bill the senate has already passed on a bipartisan basis, so we can do that right away. there is nothing to stop the speaker from taking up that bill tomorrow or any day. nothing in the law. nothing in the rules of the house. if he takes it up, he will allow the house to work its will on that particular bill. we call upon the speaker to allow the house to work its will, as it did last night in saying
this morning, speaker boehner said the following. the house did not take up the tax bill last night because we did not have the votes to pass it. it is not the outcome of wanted. the was the will of the house. that is what speaker banner said from this podium this morning. what we are doing today is calling upon the speaker to put something on the floor of the house that can pass the house. it should be a bipartisan bill, onto the floor of the house, and let the house worked its will. the house...
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it was a deal that speaker boehner made as well and all of the leadership. the bill that is on my desk is reflective of the commitments that we previously made, and, obviously, i would sign it because i want to make sure we will keep on doing what we need to do for the american people. jessica? >> mr. president, to your question of what you could do, could you just refuse to let them leave the room until you have a deal? >> i mean, jessica, i am not a dictator. i am the president. ultimately, mitch mcconnell or john boehner would say, "we need to vote or catch a plane." i cannot have secret service block the door. i understand. i know that this has been some of the conventional wisdom that has been floating around washington, and somehow, even though most people agree that i am being reasonable, even though that most people would agree that i am presenting a fair deal, the fact that they do not take it means that we should somehow do a jedi mind meld and convince them to do what is right. well, they are elected. we have the constitutional system of governmen
it was a deal that speaker boehner made as well and all of the leadership. the bill that is on my desk is reflective of the commitments that we previously made, and, obviously, i would sign it because i want to make sure we will keep on doing what we need to do for the american people. jessica? >> mr. president, to your question of what you could do, could you just refuse to let them leave the room until you have a deal? >> i mean, jessica, i am not a dictator. i am the president....
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it was tough for speaker boehner to get the votes. and john mccain on the floor of the senate quoted an op ed. host: there is an op ed piece in the "washington post" today. he says what a difference a week and makes. he says it is winning the battle of ideas. how does the white house fight against that? guest: they have gone in full fighting mode. they have their officials out. look at the record. he looks at the detai of the agreement. the social safety net not being damaged, so security, medicare. democrats have had an issue with the way this debate has developed. the economy is fragile. it is sputtering along. state governments will be hit hard as the stimulus retracts. it will only get more gramm in the view of democrats, now that we have this package in place. host: florida, independent line. caller: i am 77 years old. i was a lifelong democrat. i am an independent now. i am wondering why the writers and even c-span, but when they re tobama's speech on thei support this and not one reporter went behind that with his speech he mad
it was tough for speaker boehner to get the votes. and john mccain on the floor of the senate quoted an op ed. host: there is an op ed piece in the "washington post" today. he says what a difference a week and makes. he says it is winning the battle of ideas. how does the white house fight against that? guest: they have gone in full fighting mode. they have their officials out. look at the record. he looks at the detai of the agreement. the social safety net not being damaged, so...
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i believe the boehner plan is a good one. i believed in the cut, cap and balance plan, where you cut spending now to make your down payment, you cap spending every year for the next ten years at a level that brings down the overall deficit, and you sd a balanced budget to the states for ratification. i feel so certain if we could pass a balanced budget from this congress and send it to the states, it would be ratified and it would put us on the real course for fiscal responsibili responsibility. the course that would assure that social security is sound, that medicare works, and that our children and grandchildren will not inherit a debilitating debt that hurts our economy. so i do believe that cut, cap and balance was the right way forward. but, mr. president, congress is split. we have a majority of democrats in the senate and republicans in the house. therefore, we are not going to get everything that any one of us believes is right and certainly we're not going to get the boehner plan in the senate. but it is the right ap
i believe the boehner plan is a good one. i believed in the cut, cap and balance plan, where you cut spending now to make your down payment, you cap spending every year for the next ten years at a level that brings down the overall deficit, and you sd a balanced budget to the states for ratification. i feel so certain if we could pass a balanced budget from this congress and send it to the states, it would be ratified and it would put us on the real course for fiscal responsibili...
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i have that nice is to john boehner. act like a speaker of the house, not just the speakers of the republican and passed my bill. you'd be surprised how fast they would come to the table. we will go to you next. >> from the logistics of how this day is going to run -- at some point the senate is going to reject what the house sent over. would you keep voting throughout the night? >> let me just speak. the other questions, you'll have to direct to senator reid. he will be on the floor around 2:00. we are not just going to reject. we are going to strip out the mm it's that are extraneous that attack within, that bust the budget, that has a futile delay in obamacare. we will send back a cr. do not just say -- we are taking the numbers. we are not happy about that. we are willing to take their numbers. that is what we will do. as far as what boehner does, he will have two cr's in front of him. he has to decide. i am not at liberty to say what senator reid is going to do. we will strip those amendments from the message. and s
i have that nice is to john boehner. act like a speaker of the house, not just the speakers of the republican and passed my bill. you'd be surprised how fast they would come to the table. we will go to you next. >> from the logistics of how this day is going to run -- at some point the senate is going to reject what the house sent over. would you keep voting throughout the night? >> let me just speak. the other questions, you'll have to direct to senator reid. he will be on the...
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ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner. [applause] >> well, steve, let me just say thanks to you and your team and the architect's office and the grounds crew have done a great job inputting this together. and let me thank the colorado delegation for being here. i would take credit for the weather. [laughter] >> but i thought the senators would do it before i did. [laughter] >> lindsay, great job and i'm glad we have nice weather so you could wear that pretty dress without having to put a big overcoat on it. let me say thank you to all of you here tonight. this great spruce has traveled many miles. thanks to ben and his partner who brought the tree from colorado here. it's christmastime and it's the splendor of this tree calls to mind the star of bethlehem and the chance of the angels announcing a humble birth in a manger. the birth of christ fulfilled, the prophecy of salvation and giving a weary world a chance to rejoice and we will bring light to the tree that flour issues as a symbol of everlasting life. this tree will
ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner. [applause] >> well, steve, let me just say thanks to you and your team and the architect's office and the grounds crew have done a great job inputting this together. and let me thank the colorado delegation for being here. i would take credit for the weather. [laughter] >> but i thought the senators would do it before i did. [laughter] >> lindsay, great job and i'm glad we have nice weather so you could wear that pretty dress...
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that was what speaker boehner said this morning. what we're doing, today is calling upon the speaker to put something on the floor of the house that can pass the house. that gets the number of votes necessary on a bipartisan basis. so he should bring a compromise, bipartisan bill too to the floor of the house and let the house work its will. the house said no to speaker boehner's plan b, it is time for the house to say yes to a balanced, compromise bill. at the very least the speaker should take up the bill that the senate has passed on a bipartisan basis. there is nothing stopping the speaker from taking up that bill this afternoon or tomorrow or any day. nothing. nothing this in the law, nothing in the rules of the house. if he takes it up he will allow the house to work its will on that particular bill. so we call upon the speaker to allow the house to work its will as it did last night to say no to plan b. this house will say yes, we believe to a bipartisan compromise bill and we believe it will say yes to the senate-passed bill
that was what speaker boehner said this morning. what we're doing, today is calling upon the speaker to put something on the floor of the house that can pass the house. that gets the number of votes necessary on a bipartisan basis. so he should bring a compromise, bipartisan bill too to the floor of the house and let the house work its will. the house said no to speaker boehner's plan b, it is time for the house to say yes to a balanced, compromise bill. at the very least the speaker should...
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>host: >> next, president obama and john boehner talk about the fiscal cliff. after that, the white house press briefing with jay carney. >> president obama says that tuesday's elections show that most americans agree with the deficit reduction plan. the president has invited presidential leaders to discuss the deficit and warned about the potential effects of the fiscal cliff. that is this series of tax increases and budget cuts that take effect in january if congress does not act. the president addressed an audience from the white house east room. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president and the vice president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. everybody, please have a seat. thank you. good afternoon, everybody. now that those of us on the campaign trail have had a chance to get a little sleep, it is time to get back to work, and th
>host: >> next, president obama and john boehner talk about the fiscal cliff. after that, the white house press briefing with jay carney. >> president obama says that tuesday's elections show that most americans agree with the deficit reduction plan. the president has invited presidential leaders to discuss the deficit and warned about the potential effects of the fiscal cliff. that is this series of tax increases and budget cuts that take effect in january if congress does not...
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we just want speaker boehner to speak. the speaker never attends these dinners, but somehow we got him here tonight. [applause] we have a pretty special relationship. i don't think he knows that either. [laughter] we have a lot in common, we have football in common -- he played at cincinnati moore high school under the ledgery coach jerry foust. i played at university. i was a quarterback and he was a linebacker. he was a linebacker. linebackers hate quarterbacks. he also was a long snapper. i was confused one night and told him he played center. he told me to back up. i told him, i'm not trying to put my hands under your butt. i just want you to come to the dinner. [laughter] he has a tan. i don't. i say hi to him in the hallway. he just kind of walks by. mumbles, doesn't really speak to me because i am wearing a tux and a camera. i would like to show you some photos of one of our more touching moments. i talked about taking the snap and he look like he wanted to practice that a little bit. this is the speaker of letting
we just want speaker boehner to speak. the speaker never attends these dinners, but somehow we got him here tonight. [applause] we have a pretty special relationship. i don't think he knows that either. [laughter] we have a lot in common, we have football in common -- he played at cincinnati moore high school under the ledgery coach jerry foust. i played at university. i was a quarterback and he was a linebacker. he was a linebacker. linebackers hate quarterbacks. he also was a long snapper. i...
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boehner says he does not want. none of us have watched this legislative process and think things are certain. we do know that the senate has passed a bipartisan extension of these three important items. we do know that if we pass that morrow, and send it to the president, the president will sign it. we do not know for certain that people will not lose the middle class tax cut. they will not lose reimbursement, and unemployment insurance will continue. we know that for certain. when you ask what is wrong, it perpetuates the uncertainty of which the republican congress complains. we can get sick and the tomorrow bypassing the middle class tax cut -- it certainty to our of bypassing the middle class tax cut -- get certainty tomorrow bypassing the middle class tax cut. >>-- by passing the middle class tax cut. >> why did democrats vote against the payroll tax cut package? >> i know how closely you attended the particular is of the legislation. there were poisoned pills built into that bill so it would not be exempted b
boehner says he does not want. none of us have watched this legislative process and think things are certain. we do know that the senate has passed a bipartisan extension of these three important items. we do know that if we pass that morrow, and send it to the president, the president will sign it. we do not know for certain that people will not lose the middle class tax cut. they will not lose reimbursement, and unemployment insurance will continue. we know that for certain. when you ask what...
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maybe boehner could get his troops o board with doing half of the cuts taht are called for. some conservatives, including jim jordan, who is now head of the republican senate committee, from ohio, says -- no, no, we want to do the cuts. we are not interested in kick it down the road. if we do that, we come out of the 2011 budget control act having done nothing but increase spending and have no cuts to show. there will be battles over that. in the end, they will do a mini bargain that will get us into next year. >> you mentioned the president's invitation to congressional leaders to come to the white house to talk about this. what do you think the president hopes to achieve in that meeting? >> he will say -- hey, -- he will repeat what he said today that we won the election. we have the mandate on taxes. speaker boehner will say -- we still have more than a two-dozen seat advantage in these house. they will all come together and say -- this is something that goes beyond partisan politics. it goes to very critical and the clock is ticking issues that need to be addressed or th
maybe boehner could get his troops o board with doing half of the cuts taht are called for. some conservatives, including jim jordan, who is now head of the republican senate committee, from ohio, says -- no, no, we want to do the cuts. we are not interested in kick it down the road. if we do that, we come out of the 2011 budget control act having done nothing but increase spending and have no cuts to show. there will be battles over that. in the end, they will do a mini bargain that will get...
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the headaches for john boehner -- mitch mcconnell has been very cold-blooded in his strategy in a way the john boehner has not -- it was in the house for more than the freshman tea party members, the members of the republican study committee including longtime veterans like jim jordan of ohio and mike: pants and a number of others who posed a much deeper challenge. it's part of the problem was there is a natural tendency when you have this movement emerging and people who are energized to write to that tiger and exploited as much as you can. once you have taken them past the finish line, you can call up to them. you can change the animal metaphor. if you cultivate a hungry rottweiler and it scares everybody in the neighborhood, that can be fabulous until you have to go outside. then it may not recognize to the master really is. it has been frustrating for john boehner who is a legislator and problem solver that he cannot control his troops. that is a part of what is going on here. what is also true is that the tea party people coming in as freshmen viewed themselves as different from
the headaches for john boehner -- mitch mcconnell has been very cold-blooded in his strategy in a way the john boehner has not -- it was in the house for more than the freshman tea party members, the members of the republican study committee including longtime veterans like jim jordan of ohio and mike: pants and a number of others who posed a much deeper challenge. it's part of the problem was there is a natural tendency when you have this movement emerging and people who are energized to write...
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i know speaker boehner once a solution. it is our challenge to give him a proposal that meets that criteria. >> thanks to both of you very much for sharing your thoughts on this very controversial, sensitive, and important topic. you have given me a lot of ammunition. i will go to the hill and their view congressman goodlatte for my sunday show "capital gains." thank you very much. [applause] another event soon here at bloomberg government. >> again, the senate passed the immigration bill last week before leaving for the july 4 resource. politico writing this morning that new york democratic senator chuck schumer predicted yesterday that despite contrary statements from speaker john boehner, the house will vote on the senate bill. in fact, i believe, by the end of the year the house will pass the senate bill. senator schumer said on fox news sunday. there seems to be pressure on speaker boehner and other house members to pass an immigration bill. national republican leadership will tell john boehner if you do not pass the b
i know speaker boehner once a solution. it is our challenge to give him a proposal that meets that criteria. >> thanks to both of you very much for sharing your thoughts on this very controversial, sensitive, and important topic. you have given me a lot of ammunition. i will go to the hill and their view congressman goodlatte for my sunday show "capital gains." thank you very much. [applause] another event soon here at bloomberg government. >> again, the senate passed the...
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boehner, mr. cantor, yes, you said you wanted to reach common ground, this is common ground, let's do it so that the people are confident the government is there when a disaster puts them at risk. i thank the senate for allowing us to join them in this important statement. senator schumer? >> thank you, senators reid and hoyer and speaker pelosi and senator durbin. 59-6 wasn't close. now is the time to work on a reasonable and fair solution find it disaster relief and avoid an unnecessary and destructive government shutdown. the majority leader has said he is willing to meet with house and senate leadership this weekend. we hope that speaker boehner and senator mcconnell will take him on the offer to negotiate a solution. our position is let's talk over the weekend. their position is, take it or leave it. their approach failed on the senate floor this morning, and it is time for them to change their strategy. we have a fail safe measure that will receive a vote on the senate monday. it is a reason
boehner, mr. cantor, yes, you said you wanted to reach common ground, this is common ground, let's do it so that the people are confident the government is there when a disaster puts them at risk. i thank the senate for allowing us to join them in this important statement. senator schumer? >> thank you, senators reid and hoyer and speaker pelosi and senator durbin. 59-6 wasn't close. now is the time to work on a reasonable and fair solution find it disaster relief and avoid an unnecessary...
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the president was waiting for a call from boehner. boehner would not call him back. he said he was trying to work out a deal with the leaders. the next day, the president calls the congressional leaders to the white house and saturday morning, 11:00 a.m., the congressional leaders asked him to leave the meeting. the president said he was not going to stand on protocol as they tried to work a deal at the white house. it work for a while. harry reid backed away from the congressional deal and joined forces with the president. it is in the details that the decisions and the negotiations hung. host: lydia from illinois. go ahead. lydia, are you there? go ahead. caller: good morning. it was noted that reporters -- i think that's what you're doing. it is out there. newt gingrich devised the strategy of transforming the house as a way to drive the national agenda. it was outlined in a book in 2009 when newt gingrich was part of a group that met and devise a process to obstruct. mr. boehner was one of the key lieutenants. his following the process. i'm waiting for you. i wan
the president was waiting for a call from boehner. boehner would not call him back. he said he was trying to work out a deal with the leaders. the next day, the president calls the congressional leaders to the white house and saturday morning, 11:00 a.m., the congressional leaders asked him to leave the meeting. the president said he was not going to stand on protocol as they tried to work a deal at the white house. it work for a while. harry reid backed away from the congressional deal and...
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john boehner is under pressure. that is from the tea party. he has a lot of feedback from many republicans who say we do not like it. the payroll tax. not the fact that it is short term. they just do not like it. they like type -- tax cuts for the wealthy but not for the middle class americans. as a matter of fact, dick lugar said, many -- many republicans would say we do not want the extension of unemployment compensation anyway. he went on to conclude, i am hopeful that our majority republicans and democrats will proceed because it seems this is best for the country as well as all individuals who are affected. senator scott brown said the same thing as did the senator from nevada and maine. ladies and gentlemen, the american public understands that what is happening is a partisan convulsion driven by the tea party in the republican conference. they are concerned that american is faced with the uncertainty in a debt limit extension, appropriation bills that republicans cannot come to yes. on behalf of the american people. i hope john boehner
john boehner is under pressure. that is from the tea party. he has a lot of feedback from many republicans who say we do not like it. the payroll tax. not the fact that it is short term. they just do not like it. they like type -- tax cuts for the wealthy but not for the middle class americans. as a matter of fact, dick lugar said, many -- many republicans would say we do not want the extension of unemployment compensation anyway. he went on to conclude, i am hopeful that our majority...
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it is up to speaker boehner. the senate has passed a short- term bill to open up the government and end the manufactured crisis. we know there is a bipartisan majority in the house that supports that approach. all speaker boehner has to do is let them vote. this isn't the time to talk about opening up the government. it is the time to actually do it. no more gimmicks or games. stop scrambled to make it look like they care about families. do something to help them. once the house passes our bill, once the in the crisis, and stop threatening the country with another, we would sit down with the republicans and work towards what we have been trying to work for for more than six months to my long-term budget deal. i have been trying to start a budget conference now for over six months. as you know, it has been blocked every time. yes, let's start. first, let's ask and in the crisis. >> aside from the meeting you had at the white house, have you walked the 100 yards or so to speaker boehner's office to talk through pos
it is up to speaker boehner. the senate has passed a short- term bill to open up the government and end the manufactured crisis. we know there is a bipartisan majority in the house that supports that approach. all speaker boehner has to do is let them vote. this isn't the time to talk about opening up the government. it is the time to actually do it. no more gimmicks or games. stop scrambled to make it look like they care about families. do something to help them. once the house passes our...
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ladies and gentlemen, john boehner. [applause] >> i've been on the road for the last six weeks helping my candidate and every place i go people ask me how are we going to do in ohio. well, by the looks of things tonight, i think we're in romney ryan country right here. i couldn't be more proud of the team we've got on the ballot here in ohio this year. mitt romney, paul ryan, josh man dell, sharon kennedy, a team ready to bring america back. [applause] a lot of you know i grew up not far from here but we moved here almost 38 years ago. raised our daughters here, moved my business here. this is our home. and i couldn't think of a prouder time for a westchester ohio than tonight. when i was running my business here, i saw how government could make it harder. i saw what government could do to stifle job creation. this is the heart land of america and in some ways this is where it all started for paul ryan as well. we got involved to help stave american dream. and four years ago people gave barack obama and chance to do jus
ladies and gentlemen, john boehner. [applause] >> i've been on the road for the last six weeks helping my candidate and every place i go people ask me how are we going to do in ohio. well, by the looks of things tonight, i think we're in romney ryan country right here. i couldn't be more proud of the team we've got on the ballot here in ohio this year. mitt romney, paul ryan, josh man dell, sharon kennedy, a team ready to bring america back. [applause] a lot of you know i grew up not far...
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this next clip from speaker boehner one minute. he clearly says the tax increases are off of the table. from the president's standpoint, they're very much on the table. >> tax increases are off the table. i do not think they are a viable option for the joint committee. it is a simple equation. tax increases destroy jobs. the joint committee is a jobs committee. its mission is to reduce the deficit threatening job creation in our country. we should not make its task harder by making it do things that make the job creation environment even worse. i hope the president will meet this standard when he puts forth his recommendations to the joint committee next week. when it comes to reaching the target, the joint saw it committee has only one option. -- the joint select committee has only one option. they can achieve real reduction by reforming entitlements and taking action to preserve social security, medicare, and medicaid. host: connect all of the spec to job creation. guest: the idea that any tax increase will kill jobs defies volum
this next clip from speaker boehner one minute. he clearly says the tax increases are off of the table. from the president's standpoint, they're very much on the table. >> tax increases are off the table. i do not think they are a viable option for the joint committee. it is a simple equation. tax increases destroy jobs. the joint committee is a jobs committee. its mission is to reduce the deficit threatening job creation in our country. we should not make its task harder by making it do...
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that means john boehner falling on the grenade. you could do that but when you have eric cantor and kevin mccarthy eager to reach underbelly and pull the pans on that grenade, and it's a little -- it makes it a little bit harder. you will not have a unified leadership to support this. bush took me most about statements on election lee -- election eve is what barack obama said. i want to sit down with mitt romney to see how we can work together to find that common ground. my guess is that mitt romney did not receive that statement with great enthusiasm and the denis. he was going through his own time of morning but having run a campaign in the last month built around that idea, i can reach that common ground. obama call them in and says we really need this. would you help build support for this deal that will have the support of the business community,. delaware of the interesting phenomenon. at the same time, we had an announcement today by simpson bowles both to buy selected a $5 billion in business support for going aggressively
that means john boehner falling on the grenade. you could do that but when you have eric cantor and kevin mccarthy eager to reach underbelly and pull the pans on that grenade, and it's a little -- it makes it a little bit harder. you will not have a unified leadership to support this. bush took me most about statements on election lee -- election eve is what barack obama said. i want to sit down with mitt romney to see how we can work together to find that common ground. my guess is that mitt...
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tomorrow is house speaker boehner's birthday. for those of you who want to wish him a happy birthday, we are not going to get him a cake because we did not know how many candles we would need. [laughter] >> thank you. >> thank you. >> following the meeting, house and leaders spoke briefly to reporters. >> good morning, everyone. we just had a meeting with the president to talk about america posted fiscal problems. i outlined a framework that deals with reforming our tax code and reforming our spending. i believe the framework that i have outlined in our meeting today is consistent with the president's call for a fair and balanced approach. to show our seriousness, we have put revenue on the table as long as it is accompanied by significant spending cuts. we are going to continue to have that on the table to show the american people that we are serious about cutting spending and solving our fiscal dilemma. i believe that we can do this and avert the fiscal cliff. >> this is not the first time we have dealt with these issues. we fe
tomorrow is house speaker boehner's birthday. for those of you who want to wish him a happy birthday, we are not going to get him a cake because we did not know how many candles we would need. [laughter] >> thank you. >> thank you. >> following the meeting, house and leaders spoke briefly to reporters. >> good morning, everyone. we just had a meeting with the president to talk about america posted fiscal problems. i outlined a framework that deals with reforming our tax...
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should we take speaker boehner at his word? will your plan when it emerges get that kind of conversation from the republican leadership? >> speaker boehner has been very clear that he thinks this is an issue that has to be fixed, it has to be fixed now, this year hopefully. and i think, frankly, when all -- when push comes to shove, i hate to sound -- look, when push comes to shove, i think something very similar to what we have been working on is the only thing that has a shot of passing the house, of getting bipartisan support, and having a shot to get to go to the president's desk. and the speaker clearly wants to solve the issue. i think we hopefully will have a viable option. >> i would just add -- obviously i didn't vote for john boehner to be speaker. he's -- >> there's still time though. there will be ample opportunity. >> he's a conservative republican. i'm not. but he is also the speaker of the whole house and he met with me and encouraged me, which i thought was very gracious. he met with the hispanic caucus, all dem
should we take speaker boehner at his word? will your plan when it emerges get that kind of conversation from the republican leadership? >> speaker boehner has been very clear that he thinks this is an issue that has to be fixed, it has to be fixed now, this year hopefully. and i think, frankly, when all -- when push comes to shove, i hate to sound -- look, when push comes to shove, i think something very similar to what we have been working on is the only thing that has a shot of passing...
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. >> next, speaker john boehner and nancy pelosi on the fiscal cliff negotiations. and live as 7:00 a.m., your calls and comments on "washington journal." >> i think reuters institute is something that is important within the culture. we are a culture of words, voices. words are key to our imagination, our capacity to envision things. we are not completely tied to print on the page in the sense of writing. i think there is no other art forms so readily accessible, other than perhaps film, which we work with, too. it is something -- there is something in literature that catches the human spirit. >> joined book tv, american history tv, and c-span's local content vehicle as we look at the literary life of new york's capital city, albany. sunday at 5:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. >> house speaker john boehner told reporters the white house has wasted another week in negotiations of the fiscal cliff. this is about five minutes. >> good morning. this is not a progress report. there is no progress to report. when it comes to the fiscal cliff that is threateni
. >> next, speaker john boehner and nancy pelosi on the fiscal cliff negotiations. and live as 7:00 a.m., your calls and comments on "washington journal." >> i think reuters institute is something that is important within the culture. we are a culture of words, voices. words are key to our imagination, our capacity to envision things. we are not completely tied to print on the page in the sense of writing. i think there is no other art forms so readily accessible, other...
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after that meeting house speaker boehner spoke. mcconnell released a statement i want to make sure northeast solutions that will be done with regular order with input from both sides of the aisle in public debate. i will not be part of any book room deal and i will not agree to increase taxes. here is what speaker boehner had to say. >> the american people know that washington has a spending problem. while there are smarter ways to cut spending than the process we're about to engage on. the house shouldn't have to pass a third bill. the house has laid out a plan to avoid the sequester. i would hope that the senate would act. but let's make it clear that the president got his tax hikes on january 1. this discussion about revenue in my view is over. it's about taking on the spending problem here in washington. i did lay out that the house is going to move a continuing resolution next week to fund the government past march 27. and i'm hopeful that we won't have to deal with the threat of a government shutdown while we're dealing with
after that meeting house speaker boehner spoke. mcconnell released a statement i want to make sure northeast solutions that will be done with regular order with input from both sides of the aisle in public debate. i will not be part of any book room deal and i will not agree to increase taxes. here is what speaker boehner had to say. >> the american people know that washington has a spending problem. while there are smarter ways to cut spending than the process we're about to engage on....
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we can't entirely blame speaker boehner. we have seen him to be conservative yet somewhat responsible to a bill that no one thinks will solve a problem because it is a prerequisite of raising the debt to a constitutional amendment that no one thinks will pass. i remember speaker o'neil when i got here, and they have something in common and that's a theme song. it is "i will be with you in apple blossom time." speaker boehner's theme song is "it's my party and i'll cry if i want to," because his party has forced him to retreat first of all from the position he tried to take to get this thing done and secondly from the promises he made procedurally. as a result of where we are with martial law rules and amendments not being done -- so we have a flawed bill brought to us by a weakened speaker under an unfortunate and undemocratic process. once the out of the way, once whatever impulses have driffer his own party driven to undercut him, maybe then in an adult way we can sit down and work this out. now, i suspect to vote for some
we can't entirely blame speaker boehner. we have seen him to be conservative yet somewhat responsible to a bill that no one thinks will solve a problem because it is a prerequisite of raising the debt to a constitutional amendment that no one thinks will pass. i remember speaker o'neil when i got here, and they have something in common and that's a theme song. it is "i will be with you in apple blossom time." speaker boehner's theme song is "it's my party and i'll cry if i want...
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-- look what you did to me, boehner? i put all my money on him crying first. 12 kids, fuzzy rabbits. flood the golden retrievers. -- fluffy golden retrievers. the plume of war will be -- bloom award will be presented by three young ladies that i used to see as young girls when the they were brought on white house trips during the clinton years. they would play with my kids. it is crazy to look at them now. there are all grown up now. please welcome nicole, christine, and eva bloom. [applause] >> our dad passed away and 2003 while covering the war in iraq. it is our honor to be here to have the privilege of recognizing our father as well as other journalists to read this award is for daring reporting and excellence in journalism. >> this year's david bloom award for the first time honors two incredibly brave journalists. the rest their lives to share -- both journalist risk their lives to share images inside of syria during the yearlong military crackdown that has cost more than at 9000 lives. internet censorship and syri
-- look what you did to me, boehner? i put all my money on him crying first. 12 kids, fuzzy rabbits. flood the golden retrievers. -- fluffy golden retrievers. the plume of war will be -- bloom award will be presented by three young ladies that i used to see as young girls when the they were brought on white house trips during the clinton years. they would play with my kids. it is crazy to look at them now. there are all grown up now. please welcome nicole, christine, and eva bloom. [applause]...
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boehner -- speaker boehner and leader mcconnell said that they wanted to proceed under the regular order. that was their mantra. does outside of the beltway, regular order means you pass a bill in the house, you pass a bill in the senate, and then you send it to conference to negotiate, to reconcile your differences. of course, we have always done regular order, so we welcomed that. we welcomed back the order of conference committees. i think that transparency goes to the process of the american people. so the regular order is going to be. house passed the bill. senate passed the bill. and that was the end of the call to regular order. after the house passed its bill, you remember -- you remember, right? the republicans were saying no budget, no pay. as far as the senate was concerned. when are they going to pass the bill? well, only a matter of weeks. nonetheless, both houses passed the legislation. then we said, ok, regular order. we now go to negotiate at a conference table. for around six months, nearly six months, republicans have refused to negotiate. they have refused to negotiate
boehner -- speaker boehner and leader mcconnell said that they wanted to proceed under the regular order. that was their mantra. does outside of the beltway, regular order means you pass a bill in the house, you pass a bill in the senate, and then you send it to conference to negotiate, to reconcile your differences. of course, we have always done regular order, so we welcomed that. we welcomed back the order of conference committees. i think that transparency goes to the process of the...
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i think boehner is making the move forward correctly. >> mayor emanuel? >> it is hard to take that question up on the gratuitous hits on obama. my dna is kicking in. i cannot wait to get a flight out of here and back home. the fact is that i think i am optimistic for a different set of reasons why republicans will get there and get this issue dispensed with. i do not think they think it is in their self-interest. i think it is a lot of party interest coming out in the members. if the members were there, they would be there already. you could have the vote now. i think they will get there through internal republican caucus politics. i did not have this data point on small business and sales, but in illinois, out of the university of illinois, which is one of the number one -- the number one computer science and engineering school in america -- 40% of patents come from immigrants, so it is a classic example of what votes -- a lot of people are trying to look at small businesses, whether it is a restaurant or whatever, and there are a lot of high tech entrep
i think boehner is making the move forward correctly. >> mayor emanuel? >> it is hard to take that question up on the gratuitous hits on obama. my dna is kicking in. i cannot wait to get a flight out of here and back home. the fact is that i think i am optimistic for a different set of reasons why republicans will get there and get this issue dispensed with. i do not think they think it is in their self-interest. i think it is a lot of party interest coming out in the members. if...
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that is followed by republican remarks from house speaker boehner. at 9:00 p.m., the radio and tv correspondents dinner. >> during the white house news conference, president obama called claims about the white house was involved in a leaking national security in both insensitive and wrong. he says the administration has zero tolerance when it comes to leaking information. president obama also talked about the financial crisis in europe and the state of the u.s. economy. he urged on congress to enact the remaining parts of the american jobs act. this is about 30 minutes. >> good morning. i want to say a few words about the economy and then i will take some questions. today we are fighting back from the deepest economic crisis since the great depression. after losing jobs for 25 months in a row, businesses have not created jobs for 27 months in a row -- have now created jobs for 27 months in a row. the whole we have to fill is much deeper. the global aftershock is much greater. we need to keep on pressing with action to further strengthen the economy.
that is followed by republican remarks from house speaker boehner. at 9:00 p.m., the radio and tv correspondents dinner. >> during the white house news conference, president obama called claims about the white house was involved in a leaking national security in both insensitive and wrong. he says the administration has zero tolerance when it comes to leaking information. president obama also talked about the financial crisis in europe and the state of the u.s. economy. he urged on...
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my speaker right now, it is john boehner. i am proud to work with him. >> is one particularly effective? >> one of the most important pieces of that is speakers who are willing to reach out to members and seek your advice and counsel and input, those speakers have a way of having a lasting impact upon the place. i have spent a number of years in the building. if sam raburn is not a reflection of that, i don't know who is. >> how about presidents under which you have served? >> ronald reagan. i had the honor of serving with him and he signed air quality district act for southern california. the first preschool program in the country was signed by ronald reagan. people hardly believed that but he was willing to use government in a way that was responsive to real challenged that government should be dealing with. i was proud that we had a chance to work together in connection with some of that. a if you look across, it's lot of history, 34 years altogether, is there a time when you look back and say those are the best years. tho
my speaker right now, it is john boehner. i am proud to work with him. >> is one particularly effective? >> one of the most important pieces of that is speakers who are willing to reach out to members and seek your advice and counsel and input, those speakers have a way of having a lasting impact upon the place. i have spent a number of years in the building. if sam raburn is not a reflection of that, i don't know who is. >> how about presidents under which you have served?...
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as john boehner said, lock arms and jumped out of the boat. the pressure from inside, even at his own leadership table -- john boehner had congressional leaders who did not agree with them. they had taken on medicare and social security and around the criticized for it. that is a sentiment we hear. unfortunately, there are very few areas of agreement on these larger issues, like medicare, social security, tax policies. the election could be the only thing that solves that. host: michelle is a democratic caller from dallas, texas. caller: what bothers me is the people making the decisions have forgotten about the people. we are talking about balancing the budget and doing tax cuts, but we are now looking at the taxes of the 1%. anyone knows that you cannot cut expenses without bringing money in. that is why we go to work every day. we can cut expenses, but we have to bring money in. my question to the guest today is, when we are talking about tax cuts, balancing the budget, can you recommend where you would like to cut taxes, and would you be w
as john boehner said, lock arms and jumped out of the boat. the pressure from inside, even at his own leadership table -- john boehner had congressional leaders who did not agree with them. they had taken on medicare and social security and around the criticized for it. that is a sentiment we hear. unfortunately, there are very few areas of agreement on these larger issues, like medicare, social security, tax policies. the election could be the only thing that solves that. host: michelle is a...
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that's what a great speaker john boehner is doing. that is what our awesome senate majority leader eric cantor is doing. we are going to bring to the going to passe this it says we believe the same thing that happens to business where the obama administration was not ready for them and so they gave them a pass for a year. re-think the same thing is true for individuals. i reserve my time. >> the gentlelady from new york is recognized. >> i wrote yield three minutes to the man from massachusetts. >> mr. speaker, here we go again. as she looked up at the clock, we see there is only six hours and 10 minutes to completely unnecessary and economically harmful government shutdown. i don't see the junior senator from texas on the floor, but i assume he is signed off on the related people republican strategy because he seems to be the one calling all the shots around you. so i say to my republican friends, enough. enough of the high and cheers on the floor. it is time to put on your grown- up pants and do your jobs. it is a job that should've
that's what a great speaker john boehner is doing. that is what our awesome senate majority leader eric cantor is doing. we are going to bring to the going to passe this it says we believe the same thing that happens to business where the obama administration was not ready for them and so they gave them a pass for a year. re-think the same thing is true for individuals. i reserve my time. >> the gentlelady from new york is recognized. >> i wrote yield three minutes to the man from...
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and if you think about, let's say, myself and speaker boehner, i like speaker boehner personally, and when we went out and played golf we had a great time. but that didn't get a deal done in 2011. when i'm over here at the congressional picnic and folks are coming up and taking pictures with their family, i promise you, michelle and i are very nice to them and we have a wonderful time. [laughter] but it doesn't prevent them from going onto the floor of the house and blasting me for being a big-spending socialist. [laughter] and the reason that, in many cases, congress votes the way they do, or talks the way they talk, or takes positions in negotiations that they take doesn't have to do with me. it has to do with the imperatives that they feel in terms of their own politics -- right? they're worried about their district. they're worried about what's going on back home. i think there are a lot of republicans at this point that feel that given how much energy has been devoted in some of the media that's preferred by republican constituencies to demonize me, that it doesn't look real good
and if you think about, let's say, myself and speaker boehner, i like speaker boehner personally, and when we went out and played golf we had a great time. but that didn't get a deal done in 2011. when i'm over here at the congressional picnic and folks are coming up and taking pictures with their family, i promise you, michelle and i are very nice to them and we have a wonderful time. [laughter] but it doesn't prevent them from going onto the floor of the house and blasting me for being a...
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you hold the power to say we want to bring this up to a vote, house representative, house leader boehner, we want to bring this up for a vote. my point is, what do you have to lose what are you afraid of? if the bill doesn't pass the latino community can regroup, we need to move on. if it does pass, then we can all rejoice, but that's not the end of the struggle. for dreamers here in iowa, we need to continue, even if this bill completely fails, we need to continue with this struggle for iowa. right now those with the federal action, we still can't get grants, scholar ships. we need to continue that struggle. the struggle to get our drivers licenses was difficult as well. and the emphasis that we need to continue moving on, because if we don't tell them, hey, i may be an immigrant from another country, but i am iowan and we deserve the same you do. if we don't do, that then all of this will be for nothing. we need to continue moving forward, continue fighting, continue telling our representatives, calling them, visiting their offices and telling them we want this reform to happen and we
you hold the power to say we want to bring this up to a vote, house representative, house leader boehner, we want to bring this up for a vote. my point is, what do you have to lose what are you afraid of? if the bill doesn't pass the latino community can regroup, we need to move on. if it does pass, then we can all rejoice, but that's not the end of the struggle. for dreamers here in iowa, we need to continue, even if this bill completely fails, we need to continue with this struggle for iowa....
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[laughter] >> john dingell said that i hope the tea party and the members will follow john boehner. rarely have we heard such a firestorm like this. your said it was critical of what was going on and factions within the republican party. what is your observation on what that means for what is ahead in the new year for the republicans? >> i will end with this -- as we have had a good day -- 160 million people are confident they will get their tax cut, the first paycheck in january. 48 million seniors are confident they will be able to see their doctors and 2.2 million americans are pleased they will not lose their unemployment insurance. there will be time to talk about the other matters as we go forward i think the american people's voice was heard very loudly. they want us to work together in a productive, positive, constructive way. i am hopeful that we will do that. thank you very much. have a great holiday. >> president obama spoke to reporters after signing the extension. during his remarks, he commands lawmakers for coming to an agreement. -- commends lawmakers for coming to a
[laughter] >> john dingell said that i hope the tea party and the members will follow john boehner. rarely have we heard such a firestorm like this. your said it was critical of what was going on and factions within the republican party. what is your observation on what that means for what is ahead in the new year for the republicans? >> i will end with this -- as we have had a good day -- 160 million people are confident they will get their tax cut, the first paycheck in january....
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therefore maybe harry reid should sit down with speaker boehner. maybe the president of the united states can interrupt his negotiations with the iranians and come talk to the americans, i.e., republican americans. i think it would be a good thing. this again, mr. speaker, this will be our third attempt to work with the harry reid democrats to keep the government open but i want to say this also say this.nds on i want to let me mention, we had 17 shutdowns since 1976 and some might say, that's when we had split government. in 1977 -- could i have another minute? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. kingston: in 1977, 9 government shut down three separate times. and the democrats controlled the house, the democrats controlled the senate and there was a democrat in the white house. indeed, over the history of the last 25 years, there have been a number of government shutdowns. until the senate, the house and the white house sat down and negotiated. and that's all we're saying tonight. is you know what? we understan
therefore maybe harry reid should sit down with speaker boehner. maybe the president of the united states can interrupt his negotiations with the iranians and come talk to the americans, i.e., republican americans. i think it would be a good thing. this again, mr. speaker, this will be our third attempt to work with the harry reid democrats to keep the government open but i want to say this also say this.nds on i want to let me mention, we had 17 shutdowns since 1976 and some might say, that's...
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[applause] >> thank you, speaker boehner. in the same spirit of common ground, i should note that we have a number of dignitaries in the audience today, and i cannot name them all, but at least we should acknowledge that our yarmouth is, john your mus with us today, and our mayor, greg fisher. [applause] no use of the cards coming down of questions. let's begin. dash,l call on john weber the first question from the audience. >> thank you, speaker banner. the first question i have deals with president's jobs bill and his recent actions. i would like you to comment on how he is doing and how congress would respond, as well as how you might pass some of the legislation in pieces. of >> as i made clear in my speech, i think is our job to find common ground. about a month ago, the majority leader, eric cantor, and i sent the letter to president obama outlining the similarities between our jobs bill and his jobs bill where i thought there was common ground. i expect the we will continue to work in a bipartisan manner to address the
[applause] >> thank you, speaker boehner. in the same spirit of common ground, i should note that we have a number of dignitaries in the audience today, and i cannot name them all, but at least we should acknowledge that our yarmouth is, john your mus with us today, and our mayor, greg fisher. [applause] no use of the cards coming down of questions. let's begin. dash,l call on john weber the first question from the audience. >> thank you, speaker banner. the first question i have...
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john boehner also spoke at this event. it is about 40 minutes. >> good evening, everyone. thank you, thank you and thank you. it feels good to be here with a lot of friends and a lot of neighbors. let me start by thanking dave for his leadership here. he has done a lot -- he has done a good job on our behalf. [applause] i am very pleased that david yost was here, our state auditor. thank you for a great speech and a kind introduction. [applause] let me also say i could not be more proud of all that dave is doing -- all that our team in columbus is doing on our behalf. a lot of people in washington can learn one or two things about what is going on in ohio. when you look at ohio, they balanced the budget, upgraded our credit rating, removed government barriers to private sector growth, and all of this without raising taxes in our state. i know it has not been easy. they have been under constant pressure from the white house and all of their allies on the left. rather than looking at the example of ohio and other states, the president is more focused on blaming others for al
john boehner also spoke at this event. it is about 40 minutes. >> good evening, everyone. thank you, thank you and thank you. it feels good to be here with a lot of friends and a lot of neighbors. let me start by thanking dave for his leadership here. he has done a lot -- he has done a good job on our behalf. [applause] i am very pleased that david yost was here, our state auditor. thank you for a great speech and a kind introduction. [applause] let me also say i could not be more proud...
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john boehner opened the door for that. president obama has indicated no intention of looking at that. host: what deductions would you put on the table? guest: tax reform is not to raise revenue. is to make the tax code less of a drag on the economy. we do that by lowering tax rates and getting rid of some deductions, exemptions, credits. but we do not do it to raise revenue. host: chuck marra, how important our deductions? guest: they are very important. if you get into this notion that they are loopholes, then you look at the very popular deductions the people rely on. they're trying to balance the economic weakness with the long-term needs of the economy, which is that we do face a future of deficits that are unsustainable. we are trying to stabilize the debt has a share of our economy over time. that means about $4 trillion in savings. the good news is, last year, the congress and the president got together and locked in about $4 trillion of spending cuts. it has to be enacted. we're talking about 40% of the spending bu
john boehner opened the door for that. president obama has indicated no intention of looking at that. host: what deductions would you put on the table? guest: tax reform is not to raise revenue. is to make the tax code less of a drag on the economy. we do that by lowering tax rates and getting rid of some deductions, exemptions, credits. but we do not do it to raise revenue. host: chuck marra, how important our deductions? guest: they are very important. if you get into this notion that they...
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house speaker john boehner responded to the announcement. he said in his statement -- senate minority leader mitch mcconnell has also released a statement, and here is a portion. >> if there is a mandate in yesterday's results, it is a mandate for us to find in a way to get it to work. in the weeks and months ahead, we face a series of tremendous challenges and great opportunity. >> the american people want us to work together. democrats want us to work together. republicans want us to work together to in bank they want a balanced approach. >> the newly elected congress starts work in january but the current congress still has work to do in the lame duck session. work is expected on the impending fiscal cliff. follow all of the floor debates starting tuesday with live house coverage on c-span and the senate on c-span2. >> c-span in by its middle and high school students to send a message to the president through a short video. for a chance to win the grand prize of $5,000. the competition is open to students grades 6 through 12. for complete
house speaker john boehner responded to the announcement. he said in his statement -- senate minority leader mitch mcconnell has also released a statement, and here is a portion. >> if there is a mandate in yesterday's results, it is a mandate for us to find in a way to get it to work. in the weeks and months ahead, we face a series of tremendous challenges and great opportunity. >> the american people want us to work together. democrats want us to work together. republicans want us...
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i personally like him. -- boehner is a friend of mine. he said, our effort to hold wall street accountable was like using a nuclear weapon to kill an ant. i pointed out to him that that ant took 8 million jobs. [applause] speaker boehner, speaking to the economic club of washington, d.c., said, "will need to liberate our economy from the shackles government has placed upon it." the last time we liberated the economy, we put the middle-class in chains. leader cantor, he said we cannot respond to major disasters like hurricane irene, luntz, fires, unless we make sure there are " savings elsewhere." guess where they find the savings? health care for the middle- class, college affordability, renewable energy. mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, said, "the single most important thing we want to achieve his for president obama to be a one-term president." folks, this is serious stuff. it is not just them. it is ryan, romney, rick. they are all singing from the same hymnals. social security is "a ponzi scheme, a monstrous lie to this generat
i personally like him. -- boehner is a friend of mine. he said, our effort to hold wall street accountable was like using a nuclear weapon to kill an ant. i pointed out to him that that ant took 8 million jobs. [applause] speaker boehner, speaking to the economic club of washington, d.c., said, "will need to liberate our economy from the shackles government has placed upon it." the last time we liberated the economy, we put the middle-class in chains. leader cantor, he said we cannot...
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of one additional unit of ps from john boehner. -- i wanted to show you something from john boehner. john boehner says that tax increases are off the table, while it, if you look at headlines, tax increases on the president's standpoint are very much on the table. >> it is a simple equation. tax increases destroy jobs. the joint committee is a jobs committee. mission is to reduce the deficit that is threatening to operation in our country. -- threatening job creation in our country. we should not make its task harder by asking it to do things that will make the environment for job creation in america even worse. i hope the president will meet this standard. when he puts forth his recommendations for the joint committee next week. when it comes to producing savings to reach the $1.50 trillion target, the joint a select committee has one option, spending cuts and entitlement reform. the joint committee can achieve real of a separate action by reforming entitlements and taking real action to preserve and strengthen social security and medicare and medicaid. host: dean baker, connect all
of one additional unit of ps from john boehner. -- i wanted to show you something from john boehner. john boehner says that tax increases are off the table, while it, if you look at headlines, tax increases on the president's standpoint are very much on the table. >> it is a simple equation. tax increases destroy jobs. the joint committee is a jobs committee. mission is to reduce the deficit that is threatening to operation in our country. -- threatening job creation in our country. we...